At the March 5 St. Bernard Parish council meeting, council members unanimously approved a resolution that requests the administration to send Requests for Information (RFI) to “engineering and consulting firms for the purpose of developing an Impact Fee Schedule.” Specifically, the information…
On Saturday, March 2 through Sunday, March 3, the Los Isleños Heritage & Cultural Society held its annual fiesta at the Los Isleños Museum Complex, 1357 Bayou Rd., in lower St. Bernard Parish. The event showcases the ethnic group's culture, heritage and cuisine. The Isleños migrated to…
St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office Detective Sgt. Jeffrey Vega received the 2024 Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust - Crimestoppers Outstanding Service to the Community Award Friday, March 1 at the 39th Annual Crimestoppers Award Luncheon. Darlene Cusanza, president and chief executive officer of…
The St. Bernard Parish Government’s (SBPG) lawsuit against the Port of New Orleans has, for the first time since being filed back in August 2023, advanced through the legal process. According to the 34th Judicial District Court’s (JDC) online records, the Port of New Orleans has filed its first…
Early voting for the upcoming March 23 election is set to begin on March 9 and run through March 16—with the exception of Sunday, March 10. During that time, polls will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Residents who wish to vote early must do so at the St. Bernard Parish Government building on…
In front of a standing- room-only crowd in Chalmette High School Cafeteria, 16 teams competed in the Rotary Club’s 25th Annual Adult Spelling Bee on February 29 in honor of Dr. Les Scharfenstein. It had been three years since the last Spelling Bee was held due to the pandemic. PAGE 2…
Over the first full week of March, recently elected state representative Mike Bayham traveled around St. Bernard Parish to hold town hall meetings with residents. The first of these meetings was held at the St. Bernard Port in Chalmette, the second was held at the Christian Fellowship Family/…
February 26, 2024 2000 Benjamin St., Arabi. Arabi Holdings LLC to Nicholas Jacob St Philip. $50,000. 1718 Schnell Dr., Arabi. Betty Ann Manger Labourdette Living Trust to Hardell Ward. $173,000.   February 27, 2024 Property. Shell Beach Partners LLC to Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company LLC. $10…
  Our new last frost date fell somewhere around the last weeks of February, so it is time to begin preparing sweet potato slips for planting. Sweet potatoes are allowed to sprout to produce “slips,” which are then cut, rooted, and planted into soil. The process is straightforward, but here are…
NOW - APRIL 15 VITA Offers Free Tax Help United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA), in partnership with Entergy Corporation, the Asset Building Coalition and Capital One, is amplifying its commitment to the financial well-being of the community through its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)…
February 23, 2024 Keilon Ruffin, 18, Slidell: possession of marijuana or synthetic (first offense). Justin Jermaine Barthelemy, 18, Slidell: possession of schedule II, illegal carrying of a weapon, handling of machine guns unlawful - exceptions, illegal possession of weapons in the presence of a…
The St. Bernard Parish Government’s (SBPG) lawsuit against the Port of New Orleans has, for the…
In the very first meeting of the new St. Bernard Parish Government (SBPG), held at noon on January…
Along with 104 of his colleagues from across Louisiana, Mike Bayham was sworn in as State…
At the March 5 St. Bernard Parish council meeting, council members unanimously approved a resolution that requests the administration to send Requests for Information (RFI) to “engineering and consulting firms for the purpose of developing an Impact Fee Schedule.” Specifically, the information gathered from these RFIs would be utilized in a study to determine how these “impact fees” would be implemented.
St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office Detective Sgt. Jeffrey Vega received the 2024 Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust - Crimestoppers Outstanding Service to the…
Early voting for the upcoming March 23 election is set to begin on March 9 and run through March 16—with the exception of Sunday, March 10. During that time,…
In front of a standing- room-only crowd in Chalmette High School Cafeteria, 16 teams competed in the Rotary Club’s 25th Annual Adult Spelling Bee on February…
This is a big election week all over America. Super Tuesday is the name given to the holding of presidential primaries and caucuses in 15 states and one US…
  Our new last frost date fell somewhere around the last weeks of February, so it is time to begin preparing sweet potato slips for planting. Sweet potatoes…
NOW - APRIL 15 VITA Offers Free Tax Help United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA), in partnership with Entergy Corporation, the Asset Building Coalition…
Reverend Jose Roel Galicia Lungay, a priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, passed away on February 27, 2024, at the age of 63. Father Lungay was born on…
Mildred Schuler Lashover passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at the age of 106. Born in Arabi, La., on January 13, 1918 to the late John August Schuler and…
Joyce Lane Keller, a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister, went to her eternal rest on March 2, 2024, a week before…